Gray Slender Opossum vs Leaf-miner fly

Marmosops incanus compared with Phytomyza flavicornis

Key Differences

  • Gray Slender Opossum is Least Concern while Leaf-miner fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Gray Slender Opossum Leaf-miner fly
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Diptera (Diptera)
Family Didelphidae Agromyzidae
Genus Marmosops Phytomyza
Species Marmosops incanus Phytomyza flavicornis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Slender Opossum and Leaf-miner fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Leaf-miner fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Gray Slender Opossum Leaf-miner fly
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leaf-miner fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Gray Slender Opossum

No description available.

Leaf-miner fly

No description available.

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